2022---ethereum--transaction-fees--finally--plummeting---the-merge-has-nothing-to-do-with-it [ Tested & Working ]

The frenetic "gas wars" caused by high-profile NFT drops cooled down as the market matured.

The adoption of Flashbots helped move much of the "bidding" for transaction priority off-chain. The frenetic "gas wars" caused by high-profile NFT

It did not significantly expand the network's capacity to handle more transactions per second. The frenetic "gas wars" caused by high-profile NFT

Optimised smart contracts (like ERC-721A) reduced the gas required for minting. The frenetic "gas wars" caused by high-profile NFT

Fees are determined by how many users are competing for limited block space.